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That london is about a week ahead of us in terms _ that london is about a week ahead of us in terms of the curve, the number of cases _ us in terms of the curve, the number of cases. yesterday we had a big day. _ of cases. yesterday we had a big day. with— of cases. yesterday we had a big day, with the record number of cases identified _ day, with the record number of cases identified in— day, with the record number of cases identified in wales. it is entirely possible — identified in wales. it is entirely possible omicron is entirely dominant in wales. case rates have risen _ dominant i...

>> very busy, like it was back in the january, february time frame. >> reporter: some taking precautions as omicron has overtaken delta as the dominant strain in a matter of weeks. omicron has now been identified in every u.s. state, washington, dc and puerto rico. >> there are a lot of reasons to be concerned. we know for sure about this variant that it's incredibly transmissible. each infected person infects on average five other people, which is much more than with previous variants. >> reporter: for those gathering during the holidays, the cdc director stressing that all guests be vaccinat...

And infect. the best tool to protect ourselves is vaccination and boosters. hallie. >> dr. azar, the president alluded to something others said the last couple days. i would love a fact check. it appears the number of cases in south africa went up quickly, but also seemed to as he did not state it as fact, but it came down fairly quickly as well. this is something i heard from other government officials as well. is there truth to this? is that something the data shows and is that something we can anticipate in this country? >> i do think that's what we are seeing there. most experts are interp...

Mayors and governors did at the beginning of this pandemic? >> one thing i learned about this virus, jonathan, is that we have to evolve and we have to change our strategies to deal with the virus. i think the difference between march 2020 and now is that we have a safe and effective vaccine. and we know the differences between unvaccinated people and fully vaccinated people in terms of case rates and hospitalizations is stark. so our way through this pandemic even this winter surge is for everybody to get vaccinated, to test themselves, to isolate if they're feeling sick and that is the way w...

Case rates in the capital are the highest and rising the fastest. hospital admissions are also on rise too. with so many people becoming infected at the same time, there are concerns about staffing levels — not least in the nhs. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports from st george's hospital in tooting, south london. in intensive care staff know that a covid wave is coming their way again. patient numbers have already started creeping up and they have been warned to prepare for more in a few weeks' time. we have been told to try and plan for at least as bad as last winter, which was quite a mas...